The Residency program doesn’t have any deadlines. It works on a first come first serve basis. If you have a project that you think aligns with the mandate and values of lemonTree creations, please contact:

We’re mostly interested in projects that are in their initial phases of development; however, don’t be discouraged from contacting us if you feel strongly about working with us.

2018/19 Residency Artists

DONNA-MICHELLE ST. BERNARD

We're pleased to have Donna-Michelle St. Bernard as our 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 playwright in residence at lemonTree creations. In her first year, Donna-Michelle will be working on her CABARET and POP-UP Dance Party series during the month of June 2017 (June 1-23, 2018). The cabaret will be both an exhibit of her research on queer spaces as well as a presentation of the mini commissions she will make on specific guest artists. This is to coincide with lemonTree's 10 year anniversary. Donna-Michelle will be spending this second year focusing on developing and workshopping her play THE SMELL OF HORSES. She will be working with Artistic Producer, Cole Alvis as the director/dramaturge.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.

2017 Residency Artists

DONNA-MICHELLE ST. BERNARD

"As 2016/2017 playwright in residence at lemonTree creations I am swimming in the ripples of Nick Green’s play Body Politic, excavating the histories of Toronto's less thoroughly archived queer communities to generate responsive new work across disciplines. In order to represent many voices with integrity, I will invite many voices into the telling, necessarily complicating an exploration of what Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls “the danger of the single story."

BITE HARD: THE JUSTIN CHIN PROJECT

Directed by Jasmine Chen and in collaboration with Michael Man, Jonathan Tan and Jeff Ho, this project seeks to use "fiercely political" queer Asian American poet Justin Chin’s writing as a launching pad to explore the intersectionality of Queer and Asian identities. By engaging with his text, the team will examine the complexities of this intersection and how it affects all aspects of life: family, religion, relationships, social status, body image, discrimination, etc.